Husking-glove.



PATENTLD AUG. 11, 1908.

- W. H. CHASBY.

HUSKING GLOVE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 27,1907.

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No. 995,963. PATBNTED AUG. 11, 1908.

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HUSKING GLOVE. APBLIOATION FILED JULY 27,1997.

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WILLIAM HENRY CHASEY, OF WALDRON, KANSAS.

HUSKING-GLOVE l Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 27, 1907.

Patented Aug. 11, 1908.

Serial N0. 385,797.

To all whom 'it may concern.'

Be it known that l, WILLIAM HENRY CHAsEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Valdron, in the county of Harper, State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Husking-Gloves, and l do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and eXact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertians to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in gloves for gathering and husking corn and it has particular reference to a glove of this character made in hingedly connected sections.

The object of, the invention is to provide a glove for the purposes above noted inA which the greatest freedom of action is permitted the fingers, whereby the ears may be grasped by the hand and not by the husking spurs or prongs as in the constructions ordinarily employed.

The invention aims as a further object to provide a glove of this character, in which the articulated parts are held more firmly upon the hand, so that the glove is not liable to displacement during the movement of the fingers.

The details of construction will appear in the course of the following description in which reference is had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, like characters of reference designating similar parts, throughout the several views, wherein:

Figure 1 isa view showing the manner of use of a glove constructed in accordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal view of such glove. Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2 looking in the direction of the arrow. Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view of the glove.

The glove comprehended in the present invention has its body portion constructed preferably of sheet metal and comprises a rear section 5 and a front section 6, the sections 5 and 6, being hinged together at 7, the hinge 7 being coincident with the joints of the fingers. lt is to be noted that the section 6 is curved longitudinally in cross section so as to conform to the curvature of the fingers when the latter are slightly bent. The section 6 carries a strap 8, the ends of which are held by rivets 9, the strap 8 being arranged on the under face of said section and forming a loop of a size to accommodate the two middle fingers. The section 5 which fits over the rear part of the fingers has secured to its under face by means of rivets 10, a strap 11 designed to be engaged about the fore-fingers `of the hand and carrying at one end a buckle 12, which is designed to be engaged with the other end of said strap. Secured to the strap 11, at an approximately central point, is an auxiliary strap 13, which is held by means of rivets 14, forming a loop and which together with the loop `8, is designed to ,surround the two middle fingers, the strap 14 serving to more firmly center the glove upon the hand. The section 6 terminates at its front end in two spurs or prongs 15, having inclined working faces between which a Vshaped recess 16 occurs and said section 6 at each side thereof, is provided with projecting spurs or prongs 17 having sharpened and inclined working edges 18.

ln order to protect the fingers, a covering 19, preferably of leather, has its front edge secured to the section 6 adjacent the fingers 16 and beneath the fingers 17, the covering 19 having its rear end open, as illustrated more particularly in Fig. 2.

lt is preferred to provide the sections 5 and 6 on their under faces with a lining 20 of suitable material so as to prevent chafing.

In use, the provisionof the hinge joint 7 permits of the sections 5 and 6 yielding when the fingers are moved and the arrangement of the various securing straps on the under face of said sections permits of the fingers moving to grasp the ear. The prongs 15 and 17 afford means for husking the corn from the ear. The strap 11 serves to conne the fine gers in their proper relation and the straps 13 and 8 serve to center the device upon the hand.

The invention is simple in its structural details, inexpensive to manufacture and practical and efficient in use.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that simple and efficient means are provided for accomplishing the objects of the invention, but while the elements herein shown and described are well adapted to serve the functions set forth, it is obvious that various minor changes may be made in the proportions, shape and arrangement of the several parts, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

a covering on the underside of the said front section, and having a rear open end, an end- 15 less loop carried by the front section and arranged Within the cover7 securing straps on the rear section in alinernent with said loop and a lining on the underside of each section.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my *signa- 20 ture, in presence of tWo Witnesses.

WILLIAM HENRY CHASEY.

Witnesses:

I. A. BoWEN,` CHAs. W. NORTON. 

